summit brewery beer review

[Gman20]

Picked me up a winter sampler pack from summit brewery........ . edited got my beers mixed up

First beer is the horizon red ipa

A nice dark reddish coppery color and very clear
lots of hop flavor going on... grapefruit and maybe tangerines I taste. it also had some nice lacing was never really much of a hop head but I'm starting to get into it.......as long as its not too bitter and I'm getting some more flavors.

[FedoraDave]

Nice! It looks like a fine beer, and it sounds as if they got a nice balance from some "C" hops. Very cool.

I know what you mean about not being a hop-head. I described myself that way three or four years ago, too. Now, I can drink a Dogfish Head 60-Minute IPA and think, "Nice hops profile! Very refreshing!"

What's the skinny on Summit? Where are they located, and what kinds of styles do they brew?

[Chuck N]

Summit Brewery is one of my two favorite breweries (being the "homer" that I am and Summit being a Minnesota brewery). I don't much care for their Octoberfest (my other favorite Minnesota brewery makes the absolute BEST Octoberfest in the USA. And they should, being that they're a German heritage brewery.) but other than that I feel they don't make a bad beer. Their EPA - the one you're talking about - is my favorite "go-to" beer. If you have their "Saga" IPA in the sample pack you're about to taste the best IPA on the market...IMHO .

[Gman20]

The second beer was actually the extra pale ale

It was balanced in flavor and had good head and nice lacing and was a lighter copper color definitely a good drinkable brew

[Gman20]

The third beer in my review is the Winter Ale. Poured nice and dark like a Cold winter night Had a good head but not much retention. Lots of flavor in this one too I'm getting a caramely nutty cocoa and cola flavor from this one. it's a good drinkable brew on a chilly night

[Gman20]

Last beer in the sampler is the true brit ipa

Has a golden color with little bit of lacing and little head rentention and as far as flavor goes getting a hoppy bitterness and again not a bad beer i would try more beer from summit....kinda wanna try the spring sampler next